WO2000024656A1 - Distributeur pour applicateur de liquide - Google Patents

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WO2000024656A1
WO2000024656A1 PCT/US1999/023974 US9923974W WO0024656A1 WO 2000024656 A1 WO2000024656 A1 WO 2000024656A1 US 9923974 W US9923974 W US 9923974W WO 0024656 A1 WO0024656 A1 WO 0024656A1
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housing
rod
dispenser
cartridge
articles
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Phillip Mark
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Microbrush Corporation
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Priority to EP99960121A priority Critical patent/EP1198402B1/fr
Priority to JP2000578232A priority patent/JP4463986B2/ja
Priority to DK99960121T priority patent/DK1198402T3/da
Priority to AU17056/00A priority patent/AU751406B2/en
Priority to CA002348096A priority patent/CA2348096C/fr
Priority to DE69915706T priority patent/DE69915706T2/de
Priority to AT99960121T priority patent/ATE261898T1/de
Publication of WO2000024656A1 publication Critical patent/WO2000024656A1/fr
Publication of WO2000024656A9 publication Critical patent/WO2000024656A9/fr

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    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A47—FURNITURE; DOMESTIC ARTICLES OR APPLIANCES; COFFEE MILLS; SPICE MILLS; SUCTION CLEANERS IN GENERAL
    • A47G—HOUSEHOLD OR TABLE EQUIPMENT
    • A47G21/00—Table-ware
    • A47G21/12—Toothpick holders

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  • a number of prior art inventions have been developed, for storing and dispensing elongated slender rod objects such as toothpicks. Many of such devices can be found at the cashier's counter of restaurants. One of such devices is embodied and disclosed in U.S. patent No. 2,004,805 to D'Agostino.
  • the patentee discloses a toothpick dispenser having a receiving chute 43 which terminates in an abutment 46, the chute and abutment have a cut away 45 whereby the toothpick may easily be removed.
  • the dispensers for elongated slender rod objects provide for a magazine type reservoir which terminates in a bottom having sloping walls. The sloping walls ends about a cylinder parallel to the supply of rods.
  • the cylinder will have one or more elongated traps which are elongated grooves in the cylinder adapted and constructed to accommodate a rod which falls thereinto when the trap is presented at or near the bottom of the stockpiled rods.
  • the cylinder is rotated to a position whereby the trap is inverted over a chute and the rod falls therefrom, rolls down the chute to a discharge and manual pick up position.
  • Exemplary of such devices can be seen from patents Nos. 1,212,357 to Jackson and 2,387,470 to Seegar et al. A much more recent device of such a nature can be seen from patent
  • the present invention is to a dispenser for elongated slender liquid applicators.
  • the applicators comprise a handle portion and a knob at one end.
  • the knob has flocked bustle-like fibers thereon.
  • the dispenser is mounted with a replaceable transparent cartridge storage container which is filled with applicators having one end open upon which a film membrane is removably secured to the leading edge of the opening. The membrane is removed when the cartridge is in a position where the opening is facing upwardly.
  • the dispenser is positioned upside down and the cartridge is slid into retaining place from one side.
  • the dispenser with the now in place cartridge is rotated 180° ready for operation in its dispensing mode.
  • the dispenser has a horizontal rotatable cylinder with two elongated applicator trapping chambers on opposite sides.
  • the cylinder consists of a plurality of spaced apart discs on an elongated axle. At least two of the discs have radially outwardly extending camming surfaces that rotatably enter into slots spaced apart in downwardly sloping walls at the bottom apex wherein the cylinder is located. The camming surfaces prevent jamming of the applicators as they fall into place in the oppositely disposed trap chambers for dispensing.
  • the trap cylinder rotates 180° in either direction it carries an applicator to a position whereby it falls away from the trap cylinder into a chute.
  • the chute terminates in an apron portion which extends somewhat horizontally at the bottom portion of the dispenser.
  • the dispensed applicator becomes lodged against an abutment at the end of the chute from whence it may be plucked for use.
  • the cartridge When the cartridge is empty it may be removed and a new filled cartridge may be substituted therefor.
  • Figure 1 is a perspective view of the dispenser of the present invention with an applicator cartridge in place;
  • Figure 2 is a perspective upside down view of the applicator containing cartridge which is to be loaded onto the dispenser,
  • Figure 3 is similar perspective view of the cartridge of Fig 2 with its cover partially removed;
  • Figure 4 is a perspective upside down view of the dispenser ready to accept the to be slid into place applicator loaded cartridge with its cover entirely removed;
  • Figure 5 is a perspective view of the dispenser with a part of its front wall broken away to show the structure of dispensing the trap chamber without the cartridge;
  • FIG. 6 is a close up fragmentary detail view of the dispensing trap chamber
  • Figure 7 is a close up fragmentary detail as in Figure 6 wherein the trap chamber has been rotated through an angle
  • Figure 8 is a close up fragmentary detail as in Figures 6 and 7 wherein the trap chamber has been rotated through a great angle than shown in Figure 7;
  • FIGS 9, 10 & 11 are top fragmentary views of the trap chamber showing the chamber in a progression of arcuate movements;
  • Figures 12, 13 and 14 are a somewhat schematic fragmentary and cross-sectional view showing the dispensing trap chamber in operation.
  • the dispenser of the present invention is shown, generally, by reference number 11.
  • the dispenser 11 is top fitted with a transparent rectangularly shaped cartridge 10.
  • the dispenser has a rectangularly shaped housing 12 as can best be seen especially from Figure 5.
  • the housing 12 has a rectangular shaped upwardly facing opening 13.
  • the housing has elongated downwardly sloping bottom walls 14 and 15 extending from the longest sides 16 and 17 of the housing 12 to form a slot 18.
  • axle 20 is located in the slot 18.
  • the axle 20 extends through the housing 12 and protrudes out of the shorter end walls 21 and 22 of the housing 12.
  • the axle 20 has a plurality of spaced apart discs 23 integral with the axle 20 of somewhat a larger diameter than the axle 20.
  • the discs 23 each have at least one radial aligned notch 24 so that together they form a trap chamber into which elongated rod-like elements 25 gravitationally fall which are normally stored in the cartridge 10 along the sloping walls 14 and 15 of the housing 12 best seen in Figures 12, 13 and 14. At least two of the discs 23 have radially extending extensions 26 which are detailed to extend into notches 27 and 28 cut into the sloping walls 14 and 15, respectively. These extensions 27 and 28 are designed to prevent clogging of area around the sloping walls 14 and 15 with a possible build up of the rod-like articles.
  • the housing 12 has a downwardly extending U-shaped portion 30 which terminates in a bottom 31.
  • a sloping chute 32 is mounted at the topside of the bottom 31 and extends through the opening defined by the U-shaped portion 30 and is below wall 17.
  • the chute 32 terminates beyond the U- shaped portion 30 in an abutment 33, designed to hold the rod-like articles 25 being dispensed as shown best in Figure 14
  • the chute 32 has a notch 34 to provide therewith easier manual pick up of the rod-like articles 25.
  • FIG. 2 shows a cartridge 10 in an upside position.
  • the cartridge consists of a rectangularly shaped receptacle having an outwardly extending flange 40 to which a film cover 41 is adhesively secured which has been partially lifted away, as seen from Figure 3.
  • Figure 4 shows the continuation of the loading process.
  • the housing 12 is inverted and the cartridge 10 is slid longitudinally whereby the flange 41 slides into groove 42 on both edge portions of walls 16 and 17.
  • the grooves 42 are inwardly facing flanges.
  • the rod-like to be dispensed articles gravitationally fill the space defined by the sloping walls 14 and 15.
  • the axle 20 is turned at either of its ends to present a notch 24 whereinto a rod-like article falls.
  • the axle is continued to be rotated thereby carrying the captured rod-like article, as shown in figures 12, 13 and 14, until the notches of the discs are disposed downwardly and the rod-like articles fall free of the said notches onto the surface of chute 32.
  • the cartridge 10 When all of the rod-like articles have been dispensed, the cartridge 10 is slid away from the housing 12.
  • the housing 12 may be re-loaded with a new filled cartridge 10 when the housing 12 is in an inverted position as in Figure 4.
  • the housing may be constructed by injection molding of a conventional thermoplastic material.
  • the cartridge may be transparent, thereby revealing the quantity of rod-like articles remaining before requiring replacement with a filled cartridge 10.

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  • Coating Apparatus (AREA)
  • Packaging Of Annular Or Rod-Shaped Articles, Wearing Apparel, Cassettes, Or The Like (AREA)
  • Nozzles (AREA)
  • Feeding, Discharge, Calcimining, Fusing, And Gas-Generation Devices (AREA)
  • Sampling And Sample Adjustment (AREA)
  • Table Equipment (AREA)
  • Filling Or Emptying Of Bunkers, Hoppers, And Tanks (AREA)

Abstract

L'invention concerne un distributeur (11) pour articles allongés (25) en forme de tige. Ledit distributeur comprend un boîtier (12) doté d'un cylindre rotatif à chambre de piégeage, le piège capturant par gravitation dans le bas d'une pile, un des articles (25) en forme de tige à la fois, et déplace ce dernier en formant un arc au moyen du cylindre, de sorte qu'il soit tourné vers le bas, position dans laquelle ledit article tombe dans une goulotte (632). Le boîtier (12) est chargé par une cartouche (10) qui contient les articles (25) en forme de tige et est insérée au sommet du boîtier (12) lorsque celui-ci est utilisé. Le cylindre est constitué de plusieurs disques espacés (23) présentant chacun des entailles (24) s'étendant radialement et alignés les unes aux autres de sorte qu'un piège allongé pour les articles (25) en forme de tige à distribuer, soit défini.
PCT/US1999/023974 1998-10-23 1999-10-22 Distributeur pour applicateur de liquide WO2000024656A1 (fr)

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Application Number Priority Date Filing Date Title
EP99960121A EP1198402B1 (fr) 1998-10-23 1999-10-22 Distributeur pour applicateur de liquide
JP2000578232A JP4463986B2 (ja) 1998-10-23 1999-10-22 液体アプリケータのディスペンサ
DK99960121T DK1198402T3 (da) 1998-10-23 1999-10-22 Uddeler til væskeapplikator
AU17056/00A AU751406B2 (en) 1998-10-23 1999-10-22 Dispenser for liquid applicator
CA002348096A CA2348096C (fr) 1998-10-23 1999-10-22 Distributeur pour applicateur de liquide
DE69915706T DE69915706T2 (de) 1998-10-23 1999-10-22 Abgabevorrichtung für Flüssigkeitsauftragestäbchen
AT99960121T ATE261898T1 (de) 1998-10-23 1999-10-22 Spendevorrichtung für flüssigkeitsauftragegerät

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US09/177,507 1998-10-23
US09/177,507 US6202891B1 (en) 1998-10-23 1998-10-23 Dispenser for liquid applicator

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WO2000024656A1 true WO2000024656A1 (fr) 2000-05-04
WO2000024656A9 WO2000024656A9 (fr) 2001-01-04

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EP (1) EP1198402B1 (fr)
JP (1) JP4463986B2 (fr)
AT (1) ATE261898T1 (fr)
AU (1) AU751406B2 (fr)
CA (1) CA2348096C (fr)
DE (1) DE69915706T2 (fr)
DK (1) DK1198402T3 (fr)
ES (1) ES2219089T3 (fr)
PT (1) PT1198402E (fr)
WO (1) WO2000024656A1 (fr)

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DE69915706T2 (de) 2005-03-31
EP1198402A4 (fr) 2002-11-13
EP1198402B1 (fr) 2004-03-17
US20010008243A1 (en) 2001-07-19
WO2000024656A9 (fr) 2001-01-04
JP4463986B2 (ja) 2010-05-19
ES2219089T3 (es) 2004-11-16
PT1198402E (pt) 2004-07-30
US6202891B1 (en) 2001-03-20
AU751406B2 (en) 2002-08-15
EP1198402A1 (fr) 2002-04-24
CA2348096A1 (fr) 2000-05-04
CA2348096C (fr) 2009-01-13
DK1198402T3 (da) 2004-07-05
AU1705600A (en) 2000-05-15
ATE261898T1 (de) 2004-04-15
DE69915706D1 (de) 2004-04-22
JP2002528355A (ja) 2002-09-03

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